SYNONYMY NOTE: legal implies literal connection or conformity with statute or common law or its administration
[legal rights]; lawful, a more general word, may suggest conformity to the principle rather than to the
letter of the law or may broadly refer to that which is not contrary to the law [a lawful but shady enterprise]; legitimate implies legality of a claim to a title or right [a legitimate heir] or accordance with what is sanctioned or accepted as lawful, reasonable, etc. [a legitimate argument]; licit implies strict conformity to the law, especially in trade, commerce, or personal
relations [licit marriage]